This is an undergraduate major in the College of Letters and Science,
providing a comprehensive foundation in Southeast Asian language and area
studies. The students are required to take a minimum of four semesters
of a Southeast Asian language, and complete a minimum of thirty credits
of Southeast Asian area studies coursework. The area studies courses must
be taken in at least two academic disciplines, including courses in Southeast
Asian humanities and social sciences. Students may opt to prepare a six-credit
senior thesis.